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I increased my dose of sertraline from 50 to 100 ten days ago after 13 weeks on 50.50 not doing anything really maybe reduced my anxiety a little bit no motivation appetite etc still 10 days so far on 100 and side effects not as bad as when i started 50 but still feel rubbish and clue as to when this 100 will take some kind of effect?
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Guest lee48631
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I'm in the same boat as you... I've been on 100mg 26 days and not seen a significant improvement yet. Appetite is back but still not sleeping well and still feeling anxious and depressed. Fingers crossed we get better soon!
BulldozerMcr Guest
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Hi Ed, had to up my dose today, just wanna ask if you are any better now?
Guest BulldozerMcr
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Hi Bulldozer, feeling a little better but it is slow progress 5 weeks on 100mg today. Depression is better, less rumination, anxiety still bad and still not sleeping well. Appetite back to normal! how are you?
BulldozerMcr lee48631
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Are you feeling better pal?
lee48631 BulldozerMcr
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NO felt ok ish for first 10 days of increase now side effects creeping in last few days.How u getting on with it all?
Guest lee48631
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How many days are you into your increase to 100mg Lee? I am 30 days in; minor improvement but not much. Saw GP and he said it takes 6 weeks from the time of the increase!
lee48631
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Hi,Im on day 14 of increase to 100 Tomorrow was not too bad for first 9 or 10 days then last few days felt awful again been to gym and stuff and been on my engineering course cant think straight or concentrate with the anxiety/depression lack of motivation whatever this is just want to feel normal as possible
Guest lee48631
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I know exactly how you feel buddy, I just want to feel better too. It's very frustrating! What engineering course are you doing? I'm a civil engineer! Ed
lee48631 Guest
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Rail engineering im finding it really tough cant concentrate or anything prob gonna fail trying my best tho if i dont complete it im up the river without a paddle job wise
BulldozerMcr lee48631
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Hi Lee! I am a little bit better but still far from normal. My I saw my doc today and he said I should increase to 100mg as well. Now I am freaked out about depression again 😦 I am afraid I will get depressed again as soon as I increase my dose, just cant believe it takes this fckn long and its fckn hard. And doubt kills me, there is no guarantee the increase will help 😦
BulldozerMcr lee48631
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Hi Pal, is it getting better now?
lee48631 BulldozerMcr
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Hello pal yeah not too bad bit like yourself far from normal anxiety still there depression not as bad tho im doing ok at the gym again not where i want to be but better than i was like yourself want to feel like me again ive only been on the 100 for 16 days wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be by no means good but not as bad as when started on 50.The 50 only gave me a glimmer of something working at 12th week i think so im thinking might take that long for improvement on this dose.Have u increased yet hope it goes well
BulldozerMcr lee48631
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I took 75 mg first time this evening a I am so scared from depression now I dont wanna feel it